Reviews for With My Own Eyes A Lakota Woman Tells Her People's History

The average rating for With My Own Eyes A Lakota Woman Tells Her People's History based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-05-19 00:00:00 Manisha Gima Bettelyoun's words, as written down by Waggoner and edited by Levine, are crisp and direct. They describe things she saw herself, without much elaboration or extraneous commentary. This first-hand, seemingly flat style is extraordinarily compelling, putting us alongside Bettelyoun to watch this history. The long story behind the book's finally being published, as told in the introduction, is a second and also compelling piece of history.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-01-24 00:00:00 Dexter Malone This book provides an incredibly unique look at the history of the Lakota Sioux. Bettelyoun's firsthand story is only one of a small number of histories recorded by a Sioux woman. However, the book lacks cohesion, it is often erratic, and there is very little detail in the writing. Also, more information is included in the introduction, endnotes, and appendixes than in the actual book itself.